Boeing has introduced stage one of its mid-life update for the 737 Next Generation family with the delivery of the first aircraft equipped with the new “Sky” cabin interior to Flydubai.
The United Arab Emirates’ low-cost airline is launch customer for the new cabin architecture, which features revised lighting, larger stow bins and sculpted sidewalls and window reveals. The upgrade is being followed by a performance improvement package that will deliver a 2% reduction in fuel burn reduction through an aerodynamic clean-up, and revised CFM56-7B Evolution powerplant. Boeing says that this package will begin certification testing soon, and will be fully in service by early 2012.
“The package will make the airplane a full 7% more efficient than the first Next-Generation 737 delivered,” says the manufacturer.
The new cabin’s larger stow bins incorporate an assist mechanism that gives easy access and allows them to pivot upwards providing greater headroom around the aisle seats, says Boeing. Mood-lighting is a feature of the new interior, and customers have a choice of schemes. Brighter light-emitting diode technology is employed to replace incandescent signage, attendant and halogen reading lights.
Flydubai will put the new 737-800 into service in November and will receive three more Sky Interior-equipped aircraft this year. CEO Ghaith Al Ghaith says the airline is “very proud to be the first to offer an enhanced onboard experience” with the new cabin.
The Dubai carrier is the first of five airlines that will receive 737s with the new interior this year. In total, Boeing holds orders for over 1,200 Sky Interior-equipped 737s from 46 customers.-------------------------------Read more Aviation News http://www.aviationweek.com/
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